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Judge Orders Wyoming Couple Accused Of Torturing Son To Stay In Jail
A judge ordered Thursday that Truman Sittingeagle and Kandace VanFleet of Arapahoe, Wyoming, will remain in jail as they face child abuse charges for allegedly beating and torturing a 13-year-old boy.
Dale KillingbeckDecember 29, 2023
Never-Trump Lawyer Tells Chuck Gray To Resign; Gray Calls Him 'Madman'
A retired Laramie attorney’s lawsuit to get Trump off Wyoming’s ballot has turned fiery, as he is now calling for Secretary of State Chuck Gray to resign, and Gray has responded by calling him a “madman.”
Clair McFarlandDecember 29, 2023
Wyoming Supreme Court: Police Justified In Busting Man With Cocaine In Underwear
The Wyoming Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Cheyenne police lawfully entered a man’s home last year and ultimately arrested him with cocaine in his underwear though it was his girlfriend, not him, who gave them permission to enter.
Clair McFarlandDecember 28, 2023
Driver Blamed Crash On Wyoming Tesla Owner, But On-Board Cameras Busted The Guy
When the driver of a red Pontiac tried to blame a Wyoming Tesla owner for an accident, the Tesla owner knew what to do: go to instant replay. Because of the onboard cameras on his vehicle, the Tesla driver was vindicated.
Leo WolfsonDecember 28, 2023
Man Suspected Of Trafficking Woman At Laramie Truck Stop Charged In Icy Car Chase
Laramie police officers asked one too many questions for a Salt Lake City man who was with a missing woman 26 years younger than he, so the man allegedly took off in a Wyoming snowstorm last month. But police caught him, and his charged were elevated to felonies Tuesday.
Clair McFarlandDecember 28, 2023
Casper Abortion Clinic Arsonist Ordered To Pay Nearly $300,000
Lorna Green, the 22-year-old serving five years in prison for setting fire to a Casper abortion clinic in 2022, was ordered Tuesday to pay nearly $300,000 in restitution.
Leo WolfsonDecember 28, 2023
Wyoming Man Allegedly Pulls Gun In Evansville Bar And Threatens To Kill Everyone
A 51-year-old Evansville, Wyoming, man is in jail after allegedly pulling a gun in a local bar Wednesday night and threatening to kill the owner and “everyone in here.”
Dale KillingbeckDecember 28, 2023
Kemmerer Babysitter Reportedly Said She ‘Hated’ 5-Year-Old She’s Accused Of Killing
A judge ruled last week that prosecutors can use statements at trial in which a Kemmerer babysitter allegedly told a woman she was “sick of,” “hated” and “just wanted to kill” the 5-year-old girl she’s accused of beating to death.
Clair McFarlandDecember 27, 2023
Texas AG Releases Murder Suspect's Traffic Ticket From When Cody Woman Vanished
Texas authorities on Wednesday offered a glimpse into the days or hours after a Cody woman went missing, by releasing an Oct. 9 wrong-way driving traffic ticket issued to her boyfriend, Adam Aviles Jr. Aviles is in a federal jail awaiting trial.
Clair McFarlandDecember 27, 2023
Cody Woman Accused Of Asking Hitman To Kill Daughter's Drug-Addict Boyfriend
Police have arrested a Cody woman after a Division of Criminal Investigation agent posing as a hitman reportedly talked with her last week about accepting $10,000 to kill her daughter's "controlling," drug-addict boyfriend.
Clair McFarlandDecember 27, 2023
Former James Bond Actor Pierce Brosnan Cited For Veering Off Yellowstone Path
Former James Bond actor Pierce Brosnan was ticketed on Tuesday for going into a closed area of Yellowstone National Park and veering off the designated path at Mammoth Terraces.
Clair McFarlandDecember 27, 2023
No Charges For Bar Nunn Man When Bullet Ends Up On Neighbor’s Kitchen Floor
The neighbor of a Bar Nunn, Wyoming, man declined to press charges after an accidental rifle discharge put a bullet through the roof and onto the kitchen floor.
Dale KillingbeckDecember 26, 2023
Wyoming Man Gets Prison, $1M Fine For Lying About Hydrogen Powered Vehicles
An Alpine, Wyoming, man will spend four years in prison and pay $1 million for lying to investors about developing a “really incredible” and “fully functioning” hydrogen-powered semitruck, among other products.
Clair McFarlandDecember 21, 2023
Tribes Settle $13.1 Million Dispute With Energy Company, Aren't Saying For How Much
After a federal judge ordered Wyoming’s two American Indian tribes to pay an oil and gas company $13.1 million, the tribes challenged the ruling. But they settled last week with the company for an unknown dollar amount.
Clair McFarlandDecember 21, 2023
3 Arrested For Ripping Apart Cheyenne ATM With Stolen Truck, 2 Others Get Away
Two unknown characters used a Ford F-250 and a chain to rip apart a Cheyenne ATM and steal more than $25,000 this month. They got away, but two Texas men and a woman in the alleged getaway car were arrested in a flurry of $20 bills.
Clair McFarlandDecember 20, 2023
Wyoming Sheep Shearer Gets 12-17 Years In Prison For Stabbing Fiancé To Death
Saying she’s “ready to face the consequences of my actions,” an Australian with New Zealand ties who was shearing sheep in Wyoming learned Wednesday she'll spend 12 to 17 years in prison for stabbing her fiancé to death last February.
Clair McFarlandDecember 20, 2023
Mexican Man Accused Of Beating Wife With Iron Now Faces Illegal Reentry Charge
Mexican national charged with hitting wife in the head with a clothes iron then choking her was charged Monday for also being in the United States illegally. His record shows a 30-year history of illegal reentry and deportation.
Clair McFarlandDecember 19, 2023
Wyoming Man Suing To Keep Trump Off Ballot OK With Former President Joining Lawsuit
A retired attorney in Wyoming sparred Tuesday with Trump about whether the former president can stay on the state’s ballot - as the Colorado Supreme Court removed Trump from its state ballot.
Clair McFarlandDecember 19, 2023
Casper Woman Sues City, 2 Police Officers Claiming Rough, Illegal Arrest
A Casper woman filed a lawsuit against a pair of police officers and the city claiming her civil rights were violated when she was roughed up during an illegal arrest at a party in January 2020.
Dale KillingbeckDecember 19, 2023
No New Trial For Cheyenne Day Care Worker Who Swaddled Baby To Death
The Wyoming Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled a Cheyenne day care worker who swaddled a baby to death won’t get a do-over on claims her 2022 jury trial was unfair.
Clair McFarlandDecember 19, 2023
Bomb Threats To Cheyenne Airport And Frontier Mall Turn Out To Be Bogus
A pair of email bomb threats to Cheyenne Regional Airport and Frontier Mall on Tuesday morning prompted the evacuation of the mall and police sweeps of the facilities. Both threats were found to be bogus.
Greg JohnsonDecember 19, 2023
Wyoming Federal Judge: Following Trans Pronouns Policy Part Of Teacher's Duty
A federal judge on Monday said Wyoming teachers don't have a free-speech right to ignore a school's policy of using students' preferred pronouns. “Referring to a student by their chosen or preferred names in a classroom, pursuant to a school district policy, is part of a teacher’s official duties,” the judge wrote.
Clair McFarlandDecember 19, 2023
Pistol Packin' Mama! Casper Home Invaders Flee When Pregnant Mom Pulls Gun
While the dad of a Casper family wrestled with one of two home intruders, the pregnant mom grabbed a pistol, pointed it at both burglars and scared them away last month, according to court documents.
Clair McFarlandDecember 18, 2023
Riverton Man Charged With Killing Wheelchair-Bound Landlord
Accused of shooting his wheelchair-bound former landlord in a crowded home on the Wind River Indian Reservation this summer, Burdick Nelson Seminole Sr. could face life in prison.
Clair McFarlandDecember 18, 2023